Hegel discussion group people - you may be interested in
this reply from Lois Holzman, one of the authors of the
Vygotsky book:
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From: lholzman@sescva.esc.edu
To: andy@werple.mira.net.au
Re: Re: your book and my activity

Dear Andy
Thanks for your note about our book and your work.
It's especially encouraging to hear that it is tool-and-
result that was inspiring to you since that is the gist
of our work (and so few recognize that).
To read more about our therapeutic practice, you can get
a few books--I'll describe them.  Newman and I have
written two more academic books -- Unscientific
Psychology is one (Praeger) and the End of Knowing is the
other (Routledge, this summer).  The End includes a
chapter with what we call performed conversations and one
istherapeutic.  Then Fred has written two popular books -
- Let's Develop and Performance of a Lifetime.  And I
 have one on learning and developemnt to be out this Fall
(Schools for Growth, Erlbaum).  All of this and
descriptions of our programs can be found at our web site
-- www.castillo.org.  There are articles to download
there too.  I'd love to be in touch and discuss these
matters so check out some of this, let me know about your
work, and we'll talk!  Also, be sure to read about our
upcoming conference / retreat in June.  If you could come
to it, that would be very valuable.  
Looking forward to hearing from you, Lois
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Lois Holzman
East Side Institute for Short Term Psychotherapy       INTERNET:LHOLZMAN@sescva.esc.edu
   500 Greenwich Street
   New York NY 10013
   212 366-9518 (home)
   212 941-5800 (work) 212 941-8340 (fax)
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To: lholzman@sescva.esc.edu
From: andy@werple.mira.net.au (Andy Blunden)
Re: your book & my activity
Lois, I was given a copy of "Lev Vygotsky Revolutionary
Scientist" by a friend here in Melbourne who knew I was
reading "Thought and Language". Enjoyed the book greatly.
The concept of "tool-and-result" I'm finding very helpful
- in fact completing by words what I was beginning to
work with. I don't understand why I read to p. 196 before
a single instance of your work appears and then is not
completed! And little picture of your social-therapy work
would have helped me picture and understand your work
much better.
I have joined a political group here, they are mostly
very young (I am 51 with 30 years political experience as
a Marxist - i.e your generation!) all very good activists
but very very weak in Thoery. My task is how to create
that ZPD factory/ZPD where the group can develop and with
that hopefully develop those that they work with in the
various social movements. 
Your book has given me a great impetus on how to approach
this, but I would appreciate any comments you have.
Andy Blunden